Photographic Transmutation The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is pleased to announce their latest exhibition Before You Now: Photographic Transmutations. Before You Now: Photographic Transmutations will be on view at MOAH from Saturday, January 25 to Sunday April 13, 2025. The opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Saturday, January 25 from 2 to 4 PM. Before You Now: Photographic Transmutations features the work of artists Naida Osline, Andrew K. Thompson, Ellen Friedlander, Osceola Refetoff, and Brad Miller. Through traditional and non-traditional methods, these artists transcend the photographic medium, creating works that transcend the two-dimensional plane of standard photography. Naida Osline Botany of Transcendence Naida Osline is a photographer and filmmaker whose work merges conceptual and documentary practices. Balancing studio control with the unpredictability of public spaces, her imagery blurs the organic and synthetic, creating thought-provoking visuals. Since 2009, Osline has explored psychoactive plants in a long-term project examining their connections to creativity, morality, economics, legality, addiction, and spirituality. Read More Andrew K. Thompson A Sky Full of Holes Andrew K. Thompson challenges photography's ideals of perfection through a playful and experimental approach. Guided by a simple “What if?” question, his work embraces research and discovery, exemplified by projects like Melting Cameras, where camera-shaped ice cubes made with Caffenol melt onto black-and-white photographic paper. Read More Osceola Refetoff Magic and Realism Osceola Refetoff is a Canadian American visual artist and photojournalist renowned for his experimental use of infrared and pinhole photography to explore humanity's connection to the physical world. His work blends photojournalism and fine art, producing hyper-realistic yet surreal images. Read More Ellen Friedlander The Soul Speaks Ellen Friedlander’s photography captures life’s imperfections and fleeting moments through bold, complex imagery. Influenced by over a decade in Hong Kong, her work combines in-camera and post-processing techniques, showcasing her technical expertise and fascination with human presence. Read More Brad Miller Water Shadows Brad Miller’s work draws inspiration from the fractal patterns of the physical world, which have been transformed into symbolic motifs across cultures for thousands of years. Miller’s practice explores archetypal patterns such as spirals, close-packing forms, and dendritic systems. Read More

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Autumn 2013 < Return to Exhibitions August 3, - October 13, 2013 Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration Curated by Tyler Stallings and Marko Peljhan Main & Vault Gallery Tim Youd: The Right Stuff Jewel Box Gallery When I'm Sixty-Four Curated by Rebecca Trawick East, South, Wells Fargo Jorg Dubin: Dog Fight Lobby Atrium Free Enterprise Image Courtesy of Tyler Stallings, Artistic Director UCR Culver Center for the Arts & Sweeney Art Gallery Troy Aossey Tim Youd Jorg Dubin Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration Curated by Tyler Stallings and Marko Peljhan Occupying the entire ground level, MOAH presents the first contemporary art exhibition in the U.S. to showcase an international array of artists and organizations who are exploring the intersection between artistic production and civilian space travel. The possibility of fulfilling the human dream to fly into space has been encouraged by a major political and cultural shift away from federal-sponsored space activities towards a private enterprise model. This exciting exhibit includes a variety of media such as drawing, photography, video, sculpture, painting, and artifacts by international participants. Locally based XCOR Aerospace, Inc. (Mojave, CA), has installed a full scale working rocket and other hardware in the Museum as a major feature of the show. Free Enterprise originated from the University of California Riverside ARTSblock. Participants : The Arts Catalyst (London, U.K.), Lowry Burgess (Pittsburgh, PA), Center for Land Use Interpretation (Culver City, CA), Richard Clar (Paris/Los Angeles), Skeith De Wine (Santa Ana, CA), Kitsou Dubois (Paris), Final Frontier Design (New York), MIR - Microgravity Interdisciplinary Research (international participants), Forrest Myers (New York), Carrie Paterson (Los Angeles), Connie Samaras (Los Angeles), and XCOR Aerospace, Inc. (Mojave, CA). Tim Youd: The Right Stuff Continuing with the theme of space and flight, Los Angeles-based artist Tim Youd will perform the typing of Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff on the original typewriter used to create the novel. Youd’s performance involves typing the novel on a single page run through the machine over and over again, thereby embedding the entire manuscript into one sheet. Youd travels the world, performing the works in locales geographically related to either the author’s life or the plot of the novel. When I'm Sixty-Four Curated by Rebecca Trawick When I'm Sixty-Four explores the lives of our country's 50+ population. California alone is projected to have a population of 6.5 million people over the age of 65 within the first two decades of the new millennium. All aspects of life will be impacted including politics, public services, the economy, family structures, and healthcare. As our population ages we have to ask ourselves the role this group will play in our culture and whether or not our perception, acceptance and politics will mature along with them. The contemporary artists in When I'm Sixty-Four use diverse approaches to explore the realities of the lives of our senior population, often through extremely private investigations into their own aging or the lives of their loved ones. Their work poses questions about our concepts of growing older, and what we can do to access our senior community members. The Museum of Art and History is presenting an in-depth schedule of public programs, lectures, film screenings and special performances featuring amazing seniors in our communities. Artists include Deborah Aschheim (CA), Troy Aossey (AZ), Jeanne C. Finley (CA), Gina Genis (CA), Nancy Macko (CA), Peter Riesett (NY) and Shari Wasson (CA). Jorg Dubin: Dog Fight Jorg Dubin’s Dog Fight sculptures capture the form and structure of military aircraft. Constructed from metal, Dubin finishes the surfaces with corporate logos painted directly on the work. Suspended in the Museum’s atrium in a configuration resembling an aerial dog fight, the title of the work comes alive from multiple vantage points as viewers walk through the first and second floors of the facility. The Corporate Jet Series is a playful and ironic look at the influence or perhaps the merging of the power of corporate America, politics and the innate desire for the good life, all of which is protected by the military. Enterprise Youd Dubin Trawick View or Download the Autumn 2013 Exhibition Catalog by clicking on the cover image or here.

Your Myth Here < Back Previous Douglas Tausik Ryder Your Myth Here Douglas Tausik Ryder has always had the desire to push the creative boundaries of sculptural art through technology. Inspired by innovation, the artist combines the conventional form of woodworking and contemporary technology, bringing a 21st century conversation to traditional wood working and sculptural practices. Utilizing mass production and 3D modeling, Tausik Ryder transcends the limits of the hand-tool oriented medium and creates his sculptures through an industrial CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine tool. Each individual piece is created with the digital cutting tool and is refined and assembled by hand. Through technology-assisted art, Tausik Ryder challenges the ways in which artists can interact with conventionally analog processes while bringing forth conversations concerning mass media, automation, and artificial intelligence. Next

back to list Lauren YS Lauren YS is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work is influenced by multiple stages of focus, both geographically and in practice. With dynamic bouts in academics, literature and writing, teaching, illustration, and animation leading up to her arrival in the urban art sphere, the influences of these phases of her own career add up to a robust style of murals and fine art. Lauren's work is influenced by dreams, mythology, death, comics, love, sex, psychedelia, animation and her Asian-American heritage.

Renee Chowdhry < Back Diary Entry By Renee Chowdhry Dear Diary, As I near the end of my high school career, I realized how swiftly time moves. I feel like I remember the first day of freshman year as vivid as the color of a pink rose, as defined as the veins on a flower petal, as distinguishable as a singular rose in a vast desert. Yet, as I am nearing the end of junior year, I feel I have no recollection of the past three years. One bright afternoon I decided to drive to my last house to see where my academic journey began. As I reached the driveway, I suddenly became overwhelmed with a surge of melancholic emotions as I realized that this was once the driveway where I first rode a bike, and now I am driving a car. Soon after, a rose I planted over ten years stood in full glory. At this moment, I was joyous of the perseverance of the rose, so I started admiring its glorified features. I noted that the soil was fertile, that it had been receiving a steady amount of water, and quite shockingly, the bush was now several inches taller than me! Though there were all these differences, I couldn’t help but realize that there were similarities too. Firstly, we both spent our childhood in the same house, and now, after all these years, we have both matured. I wanted to further connect myself to the rose bush, so I put myself in the plant’s shoes, or better said it’s “roots”. I took a more augmented look at the surroundings and came to the conclusion that the rose bush had faced many hardships. First off, roses are not native to a dry, arid desert climate; therefore, there must have been a great struggle to become a thriving bush from just a few seeds. Additionally, I noticed the wear on the roses, as only a few were in bloom. I started to connect this back to my life. I realized that though the plant’s fate was against all odds, it somehow managed to rise stronger than ever. I thought back on all the hardships I have gone through, and every time I reflect, I realize that I have become a more resilient person after. So, I guess, even though my childhood is rearing towards an end, I have blossomed into a more mature person. Previous Next

back to list Kim Sielbeck Kim Sielbeck is an illustrator, painter, and surface designer. Her colorful, fun illustrations can be found on packaging, clothing, magazines, and murals throughout the world. Kim was greatly influenced by her few years living in Hawai’i as a child, and moved back in 2017 after eleven years in New York City. Kim recently got married to her best friend Bryce (mid-Pandemic!), and now spends most of her time in southern California in the Mojave Desert. When not drawing, Kim travels to new places far and wide, enjoys long walks, likes making friends (except when beating them at Catan), plays guitar (check out her old band Puppies ), reads, and tries new recipes.

< Back Relic Bozigian Gallery Stephanie Buer Combining the clarity of realism with the delicate qualities of oil painting and charcoal, artist Stephanie Buer creates instances of documentation and expression that create quiet and contemplative landscapes. Her practice is tedious and labor-intensive, a testament to the photorealistic accuracy of her scenes. Relic showcases Buer’s interest in these dilapidated spaces. Her immersive mark-making brings viewers closer to these environments and allows for an intimate view. The deterioration of infrastructure and its adornment with overgrowth and graffiti are on full display, demonstrating the clash of human-made processes and the natural world. Buer shows that these structures are products of the passage of time yet are frozen in their current ephemeral state. IMAGE CREDIT: Stephanie Buer, Relic , Oil on Canvas, 2025 Courtesy of Thinkspace Projects Previous Next

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1. SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched, rocket-powered aircraft manufactured by Scaled Composites that has a hybrid rocket motor allowing it to be capable of sub-orbital spaceflight 2. Map of Palmdale 3. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s •SpaceShipOne •Aerial Map of Palmdale (West to East) •B-52 Stratofortress 1/1 1. SpaceShipOne Photographic Print 2020.999.05 MOAH Digital Collection Gift of Edwards Air Force Base (AFFTC-HO) Scan the QR Code for more information 2. Aerial Map of Palmdale (West to East) Photographic Print 2019.19.04 MOAH Permanent Collection Gift of Edwards Air Force Base (AFFTC-HO) Scan the QR Code for more information” 3. B-52 Stratofortress, c. 1960 Photographic Print 2012.999.56.02 MOAH Permanent Collection Gift of Edwards Air Force Base (AFFTC-HO) 1. SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched, rocket-powered aircraft manufactured by Scaled Composites that has a hybrid rocket motor allowing it to be capable of sub-orbital spaceflight 2. Map of Palmdale 3. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s

Discover Trunks Lancaster Museum of Art & History is proud to offer the Discover Trunk program: a free traveling trunk program where members of MOAH's Education Team give engaging on-site presentations about different historical topics. Currently, the museum provides the following Discover Trunk topics: Dinosaurs, Ice Age, Ancient Egypt, and Aviation & Aerospace. Discover Trunk presentations are available for education sites, libraries, youth organizations, homeschool daycare groups, community/recreation sites, senior centers, special events, and more. Each Trunk presentation is about 45-60 minutes long and features a variety of tangible objects and artifacts. For back-to-back presentations, please allow a 15-minute transition period between presentations. Please contact the Education Department at (661) 723-6085 or MOAHeducation@cityoflancasterca.gov for more information about the Discover Trunk program. Use the form below to request a traveling Discover Trunk. Please book at least 3 weeks in advance. Interested in field trips? Click Here dinotrunk_Feb20_2024_img1 1/7 Request a Discover Trunk! Primary Contact First Name Primary Contact Last Name Secondary Contact First Name (if applicable) Secondary Contact Last Name (if applicable) Organization Site Address Phone Email Select a Discover Trunk Number of Presentations Number of Participants per Presentation Age of Participants Select prefered month Choose an option Select a date. Must be booked at least THREE WEEKS in advance. (Available only Wednesdays & Fridays) * required Select a preferred time (*If you need accommodations outside of the days and times listed, please contact the Education Department.) 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM Choose a time Please include any further details about your location to help us find you, such as where to park, enter the building, check-in. I want to subscribe to the newsletter. Take a moment to review our Guidelines and Expectations for the Discover Trunk program, and print them for your records. Check the box to confirm you have read and understand these conditions. Guidelines and Expectations Submit

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